''Tools of the Trade'' is an EP by British

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band

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. It was released through

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on 23 June 1992. It contains re-recordings of two previously released Carcass songs; "Pyosisified (Rotten to the Gore)" from ''

Reek of Putrefaction ''Reek of Putrefaction'' is the debut album by British extreme metal band Carcass. It was released by Earache Records in July 1988. Background When released, ''Reek of Putrefaction'' reached No. 6 on the UK Indie Chart, establishing Carcass a ...

'' and "Hepatic Tissue Fermentation", which was originally released on a compilation titled ''Pathological''.

Track listing

Other appearances

The EP is wholly contained on the compilation album ''Gods of Grind'' and the limited edition 2008

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reissue of ''

Necroticism – Descanting the Insalubrious ''Necroticism – Descanting the Insalubrious'' is the third album by British extreme metal band Carcass. It was released on 30 October 1991 through Earache Records. This album is the first to feature guitarist Michael Amott and marked the firs ...

''. It also appears on '' Wake up and Smell the... Carcass'', but without the track "Incarnated Solvent Abuse".

Personnel

Michael Amott Michael Amott (born 28 July 1969) is a Swedish guitarist, founding member of the metal bands Arch Enemy, Spiritual Beggars and Carnage, as well as a former member of Carcass. He is the older brother of Christopher Amott. Amott was ranked No ...

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Ken Owen Kenneth Malcolm Owen (born 23 April 1970) is an English drummer. He was born in Billinge and grew up in Gayton, Merseyside. He is best known as one of the founding members of extreme metal band Carcass, for which he also handled some of the v ...

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Bill Steer William Geoffrey Steer (born 3 December 1969) is a British guitarist and co-founder of the extreme metal band Carcass. He is considered a pioneer and an essential contributor to grindcore and death metal due to his involvement in Napalm Death and ...

– guitar,

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* Jeff Walker – bass, vocals *

Colin Richardson Colin Richardson is a British record producer, mixer and recording engineer. He has worked on over 100 albums and is most frequently associated with heavy metal and its subgenres. Career Some of the bands he has worked for include: * 3 In ...

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References

Carcass (band) EPs 1991 EPs Earache Records EPs {{1990s-death-metal-album-stub